Despite rescue efforts, elderly man dies in Walnut Creek house fire

Two people died when a fire ripped through an apartment building early Monday morning in the 6200 block of Eastlawn Street in East Oakland.

Two people died when a fire ripped through an apartment building early Monday morning in the 6200 block of Eastlawn Street in East Oakland.

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Two people died when a fire ripped through an apartment building early Monday morning in the 6200 block of Eastlawn Street in East Oakland.

Two people died when a fire ripped through an apartment building early Monday morning in the 6200 block of Eastlawn Street in East Oakland.

Photo: St Lowitsch / Getty Images / St Lowitsch / Getty Images

Despite rescue efforts, elderly man dies in Walnut Creek house fire

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An elderly man died in a house fire in Walnut Creek early Wednesday despite attempts to rescue him, officials said.

Firefighters got the first call at 12:45 a.m. and responded to the 700 block of Mandarin Lane, said Capt. Steve Auber, of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.

“Upon arrival, we saw heavy smoke and fire coming from the windows of a two-story home,” he said.

An elderly woman and her adult son were out on the front lawn, and they told firefighters an elderly man was still trapped in the top part of the house, Auber said. Additional fire engines were called.